Chuck Taylor

Yes. None of the top 10 nationally in the defensive ratings played for mid or low majors. Here's an explanation: Idk, maybe this defensive rating system isn't all that great. It projects Mast dropping from 1.75 to 1.30 this year, which doesn't make a lot of sense.

fwiw, Walker's defensive rating was 1.80 on evanyiya.com last year, compared to Mast's 1.75. Seems like a wash.

I was trying to be a glass half full kind of guy for a change.

Soooo, if we'd gotten Krissa, we'd have a PG suspended for 9 games, but instead we have Uhlis, who may be suspended for half a season. Is that about it?

Guaranteeing bids to conference regular season champions seemed like a good, fair way to do it. So of course they had to change it.

Is it? CJ started 24 games last year for a team that was 12 spots higher than Charlotte, according to KenPom. He had a bad year shooting last year, but shot 40% two years ago. I'm betting CJ starts the first game because he knows the system and Fred trusts him to do the right things. I also think he returns to form with his shooting. Idk whether he's still starting in March because all I've seen of Brice is highlights.

I'm REALLY looking forward to the November schedule for that reason. I can't remember the last time we had the chance to get off to a good start like this. No road games and the only P5 game is neutral site against the projected worst team in the PAC-12.

Good picks. I'd say CJ over Williams, though. And Gary only if healthy, obviously.

Making predictions is a fool’s errand, so here are mine: Tempo a little faster than last year, but I don’t think we can win if we’re under 50th. Need to go 7-0 in November. Not difficult at all. Boogie Coleman leads in assists. No 3 pt records set, but overall improvement. Eli Rice for most freshman minutes. NIT Analysis: We have a good, not great roster, that is capable of reaching the NCAA. But with so many new faces and valuable lost experience, I just don’t see a magical season ahead. I’d be very happy with NIT.

Maybe he wanted to read the labels on the lower shelves and was afraid of hurting his back when he bent down.

We need Q1 wins. Here's a quick count, might have missed somebody: Craydon MSU At KState At Wisconsin Purdue At Iowa At Rutgers At Maryland Wisky At Illinois At NW At Indiana At OSU At Michigan Probably need to win at least 5 of these to dance.

Yeah, it's clear they're moving Purdue, MSU to Peacock to draw subscriptions. I feel bad for their fans, who have to fork over extra money to watch when they're expecting big seasons. Well, I actually don't feel that bad for them.

Wow, Purdue stuck with 6 games on Peacock.

I had it for world track and swimming, dropped it after that. Won't those games be on BIG+?

They ended up in the mid-40s on KenPom, but 361 on "luck," which means their numbers project to a much higher win total. The lost a lot of close games with a freshman point guard and went into the tank at one point, but they did finish strong. Zed Key and Battle (Minny transfer) are high level players and Thornton has a year of college ball under his belt. I could see a bounceback.

Sunshine pumper: ranked 46th, 9th in BIG: https://www.barttorvik.com/?conlimit=B10&state=All&year=2024&sort= Debbie Downer: ranked 137th, 13th in BIG: https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/21851

I believe he's the son of Steve Spurlock, who played at Omaha Bryan. Sheesh, I knew his great grandfather. Where's my walker?

It's a fact that there isn't that much competition for the sports dollar in Nebraska. Our own coaches use "there's no pro sports, so you're the king of the hill" as a recruiting pitch, so it doesn't bother me.

So basically what everyone will do against us this year?

Just going to throw this out there: BartTorvik projects CJ (8.4ppg) outscoring Williams (6.7) this year. It's a algo projection, most likely based on CJ's expected slight improvement from last year and Williams' likely drop against higher competition. Both averaged 27 minutes a game last year. I don't think it's a ridiculous projection. It's quite possible CJ returns to 40% shooting, and Willilams' 39% shooting from last year drops against tougher competition. The fact that CJ knows Fred's system and is familiar with the BIG opponents is in his favor. For the record, I don't think CJ will outscore Williams, but I wouldn't be shocked if he did.

Bart Torvik backs you up on that. We rank 1st in the BIG in experience.